So how does Labor we compare with the government and the major nations or blocs around the world? Labor has two key platforms to address climate change:

A Renewable Energy Target of 50 per cent by 2030.

An Emissions Reduction Target of 45 per cent by 2030 below (2005 levels).

A target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Emissions reduction

Labor’s Emissions Reduction Target (45 per cent down on 2005 levels by 2030) is the third most ambitious in the world amongst major nations and the same as Germany and Norway. It is more ambitious than the US, EU, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, China and Korea. (Source: Climate Change Authority)

It is way ahead of Europe. Europe’s emissions reduction target is for a 34 per cent reduction from 2005 by 2030. Canada, a similar sized nation is aiming for 30 per cent.

This is substantially more than Europe. European energy ministers in June 2018 agreed to a binding renewable energy target of 32 per cent by 2030, up from the previous goal of 27 per cent. (Source: Guardian)

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, based on current policies, the global renewable share is expected to reach just 21% by 2030. (Source: IRENA)

Labor’s fact sheet on its Renewable Energy Plan is here. The Conversation had this commentary on Labor’s Renewable Energy Target.

New zero emissions by 2050

The Paris Agreement entered into force since 4 November 2016 has set ambitious global goals to avoid dangerous climate change impacts. These global goals include an emissions goal of net-zero emissions in the second half of the century, and two temperature goals: limiting global warming to well below 2 °C and to pursue efforts to 1.5 °C.Nearly two hundred government’s signed up to this agreement.

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Acknowledgement of country

Labor acknowledges the Gumbaynggirr,Dunghutti and Birpai peoples, the traditional custodians of the land in and around the federal division of Cowper. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people.